Thursday, July 08, 2010

SDP's 4th Blogoversary


SDP's 4th Blogoversary
Photo & Text © 2010 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.
July 8th marks the 4th anniversary of my first post to Seattle Daily Photo. This lovely little "Cherry Kiss" cake is from Seattle's own Parisian Star Deserts. Since Paris Daily Photo was the inspiration for this and hundreds of other Daily City Photo Blogs, and since Washington state cherries are phenomenally good this time of year, I thought it would be a perfect treat for this celebration. I share this with love and heartfelt thanks to each of you for visiting. Some of you tell me you once lived in Seattle and check in for a little view of home. Others say they are anticipating moving here and want to see more of the Emerald City before arriving. Many of you also publish daily photoblogs and enjoy photography and sharing your experiences. Some have made me blush by sharing SDP inspired you to start your own photoblogs. Your friendships havebroadened my horizons and understanding, and I've really enjoyed your great good humor and appreciated your many kindnesses. Some of you drop in daily and comment frequently, and others are occasional readers. I've had so much fun wandering the neighborhoods of the city with camera in hand, and you've made it so much more fun with your views and responses to the images. I've loved meeting folks when they've visited here and when I've been in their cities. Thanks very much for the richness of experiences and interactions I've enjoyed with you all these past four years!

31 comments:

Ben Nakagawa said...

Happy anniversary!

Jilly said...

What a wonderful photograph for your big day and goodness, that is a big day - 4 years of glorious photos, wonderful words and valued friendship. Many many congratulations. You have long been my inspiration Kim and you are without doubt the most wonderful commenter - always so incredibly generous in your words, words that one feels you've considered so carefully and I thank you so much for that.
I've never met you in person but so hope one day I might but through your blog I do feel I've got to know you a little and of course beautiful Seattle. How wonderful is this marvellous City Daily Photo community thanks to Eric's brilliant idea.

Big hug and kiss on your big day!

Stefan Jansson said...

Four years of fun!

Hilda said...

Congratulations on your blog's 4th birthday! And dear Kim, we have so much to thank you for too — your warm encouragement and kindness in your comments, and for sharing your wonderful photos with us these past years.

I just wish there was some way for you to share that yummy looking cake with us for real! :D

brattcat said...

It is a privilege to see Seattle through your lens, Kim. And, as Jilly said, it is always a gift to find a comment from you. Thank you for being one of the steady pillars of the CDP community. You and your photography enrich our little world each and every day. Congratulations on this 4th anniversary. And this sweet, sweet image.

Small City Scenes said...

What a delightful image for four years of interesting photos and comments.
Happy anniversary. MB

Pat said...

Yum, yum and congratulations on your '4th' blog anniversary.

Luis Gomez said...

Congratulations! What a great way to celebrate. Thank you for your wonderful images of Seattle.

Halcyon said...

Happy blogiversary! I've only started visiting your blog just lately, but I've always loved Seattle. And your blog definitely does justice to such a wonderful city.

Cheers!

Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

Congratulations on four years. that is truly a commitment and you always have such wonderful images. your photo today is a perfect celebratory milestone.

Dumbwit Tellher said...

Happy 4th SDP. It's been great fun to follow although making me homesick often, your amazing photos also made me happy. Keep it up and wishing you all the best for the next 4!

Amanda said...

I've been coming to your site and your Flickr site daily for about 3 of your 4 years. Thanks for all you do!

Gunn said...

CONGRATULATIONS!! I love your blog, and you have soooo many beautiful shots! Yummy cake!:)

lizziviggi said...

Congratulations on 4 years, Kim! Beautiful, poignant sentiments. *sniff*

I'm bringing the kids down to Woodland Park Zoo on Monday the 19th. Will you be around? It would be lovely to meet you!

Wayne said...

4 years!!! Jeez Louise. :-)

Peter van den Besselaar said...

Kim, congratulations. Keep up the good work. With your blog we can travel with our mind!
Peter

Linda said...

That's a significant anniversary. Congratulations!

Maya said...

Wow, four years!! Congrats! Meeting you was a highlight for me. Really, you are like a celebrity in the blogosphere. Who knew you are such a wonderful, down to earth, truly nice and beautiful person? I'm so glad you got to come with us to our celebration, and I hope we get to see you next time we come to Seattle. This time we will make sure to spend some time photowalking! Cheers!

Janet M Kincaid said...

Congratulations, Kim! This is a noteworthy achievement. Your photos of the Emerald City are always a treat and meeting you in person this year was especially fantastic!

Here's to the next four years of SDP!

Randy said...

Happy Anniversary! I hope you enjoyed your cakes as much as we enjoy your photos. Best Wishes for many more.

Bob Crowe said...

Congratulations! What a lot of work and dedication. You are one of the best photographers in the community. Here's to many more posts.

Virginia said...

Oh Kim, I"m not the first but I am thrilled to be invited to the party!! I count you as one of my dearest blogfriends and your photos continue to inspire me in so many ways. Here's to many more years of blogging for us both, Sistah!!!!
Wwwhoooo hooooo. SDP ROCKS OUR BLOGWORLD!
V

Boom Nisanart said...

Happy anniversary : )

Dawning Inspiration said...

Congrats Kim!

Katie said...

Wow -- 4 years?! That's an extraordinary accomplishment, especially since each day you post such amazing photo of your wonderful city. Congratulations! I know I don't comment often, but I do love your blog and hope there are many more years of Seattle Daily Photo to come! (Oh and I hope there's some leftover cake; perfect to chose a French-themed caked in honor of PDP.)

Kim said...

Thanks to each of you for your very kind wishes and for stopping by to celebrate. It made my day to hear from so many special people.
The Parisian Cherry Kiss mousse cake went to two darling young sisters who were visiting Seattle and posing in their colorful sundresses in front of the postcard view for their father.
-Kim

Steve Scauzillo said...

I am new to daily photo blogging (www.templecitydailyphoto.blogspot.com) but I have really enjoyed yours these last few weeks.

Shell Sherree said...

Such a lovely photo for your celebration. Congratulations, Kim, and thank you so much for showing me your beautiful city!

Jazzy said...

Congratulations Kim!!!
First of all great to see you are still in the ether since you are one of the first city bloggers and I simply loved your photos from the beginning.
Although I don't visit sdp very often any more (or at least as much as I would like to), it still gives me enormous pleasure to see you are there and encourages me to keep posting on tdp.

Your photos really make me smile and I do hope you'll continue posting for many more years to come!

Bottoms up!


Thank you for your kind comments!

Kat said...

Congratulations! 4 years is a long time indeed. I read your blog only for about 7 months, and it's really awesome. You make really beautiful shots of one of my most favorite cities (you're lucky to live there!) and write good comments to your photos, not every City Photo blogger does that. Keep up the good work!

P.S. The photo is really cute, too, it made me smile. Love the lighting. :)

Katney said...

Way to go, Kim. Happy Blogiversity!